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nuts and bolts

nuts and bolt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nuhts and bohlt]
    • /nʌts ænd boʊlt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nuhts and bohlt]
    • /nʌts ænd boʊlt/

Definitions of nuts and bolts words

  • noun nuts and bolts the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job. 1
  • noun plural nuts and bolts types of screws 1
  • noun plural nuts and bolts practical details 1
  • phrase nuts and bolts If you talk about the nuts and bolts of a subject or an activity, you are referring to the detailed practical aspects of it rather than abstract ideas about it. 0
  • noun plural nuts and bolts the essential or practical details 0
  • adjective nuts and bolts essential; practical 0
See all 7 definitions of nuts and bolts

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Origin of nuts and bolts

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Nuts and bolts

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Nuts and bolts

nuts and bolts popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for nuts and bolts

noun nuts and bolts

  • abc — The ABC of a subject or activity is the parts of it that you have to learn first because they are the most important and basic.
  • abc's — The ABC's of a subject or activity are the parts of it that you have to learn first because they are the most important and basic.
  • absoluteness — the quality of being absolute
  • basics — The basics of something are its simplest, most important elements, ideas, or principles, in contrast to more complicated or detailed ones.
  • bottom line — The bottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.

adj nuts and bolts

  • doable — capable of being done.
  • practical — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.

adjective nuts and bolts

  • hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
  • workaday — of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.
All 34 Synonyms of nuts and bolts

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